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MissionCast is mission blog of the Missouri Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church produced by Max Marble.

226. MissionCast – Ozzie Smith Goes to Bat for the Bridge

MissionCast – Ozzie Smith Goes to Bat for the Bridge
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Called the Wizard of Oz for this amazing plays as short-stop for the St. Louis Cardinals, baseball’s Hall of Fame legend, Ozzie Smith went to bat for The Bridge.  Ozzie opened his downtown St. Louis restaurant to raise funds for Centenary United Methodist Church’s ministry with the homeless called the Bridge.

The Bridge provides a short-stop for food, community and support services to hundreds of St. Louis’s homeless every week.  Ozzie was baseball’s short-stop king so it was wonderful for him to lend his support to this ministry.

At the Bridge, they understand that being without a home of one’s own doesn’t mean that you no longer share the basic needs and desires of everyday life.  It just means that it’s harder to meet those needs. The Bridge is open 60 hours each week to provide meals and services that will help to ease the burdens of downtown St. Louis’ sojourners–and to provide the “step up” that will help them get started on their journey home.

You can go to bat for The Bridge as well.  To donate or more information go to http://centenarystl.org

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225, MissionCast- St. John’s UMC Shares Capital Campaign with Partner Church

MissionCast:  St. John’s UMC Shares Capital Campaign with Partner Church
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St. John’s United Methodist Church, in Kansas City, Missouri decided to share their capital campaign with their partner church in Mozambique.  They have been surprised by how far the 5% of their capital campaign has been able to go in Mozambique.  First they helped their partner congregation build a permanent home for their parsonage family, next their funds built a dormitory and dining area for a woman’s shelter and eventually will help build a permanent chapel for their partner church.  Pastor, Kyle Hern and Lay Leader, Julie Salmon share the joy and excitement that this sharing of capital resources has brought to their Kansas City Church.

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224. MissionCast Extra – SERVE 2011 Website Tour and Information

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Take this quick tour of the Serve2011 website with information about entering your congregations’ plans, customizable bulletin inserts, Missouri map for project locations, videos, articles and much, much more.

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223. MissionCast – Kingdom House – Leading Congregations into Service

MissionCast:  Kingdom House – Serving Church & Community

Jeff and Jamie

Kingdom House, a mission of the United Methodist Church, has taken seriously the Missouri Conference statement of purpose which is to “lead congregations to lead people to actively follow Jesus Christ.”  They have added a new position to their staff:  Coordinator of Volunteer Mission and Service Learning.  Meet Kenneth Pruitt, who serves in this position, in this MissionCast.

Kingdom House is a Family Support Program serving low-income clients living in the City of St. Louis primarily in zip codes 63104 and 63118.  Services include: brief counseling, case management, trips to the food pantry and thrift store, referrals to other services we do not provide, participation in our Annual Neighborhood Christmas Shop, and the United Way’s “100 Neediest Cases” Program.  Family Support Services helps clients achieve a better life and break the cycle of poverty by helping them identify their resources, needs, and problems.  They locate the barriers to getting needs fulfilled and problems overcome.  They encourage them to find solutions and then take action on those solutions.

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222. MissionCast – Joplin Disaster Response Update

MissionCast – Joplin Disaster Response Update

Jeff and Jamie

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Meet the persons who are putting together our Missouri Conference United Methodist disaster response organization in Joplin.  We are currently ready to start receiving Volunteers in Mission teams, though the City of Joplin will not be issuing building permits for 90 days.  Still there is much work to be done with debris removal and warehouse organization.

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